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BARION PERRY v. NEW HAMPSHIRE (2012)

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BARION PERRY v. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Term: 2011
Important Dates
Argued: November 2, 2011
Decided: January 11, 2012
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin Scalia
Concurring
Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
Sonia Sotomayor

BARION PERRY v. NEW HAMPSHIRE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 11, 2012. The case was argued before the court on November 2, 2011.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Hampshire State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - line-up
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: New Hampshire
  • Citation: 565 U.S. 228
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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